Tag Archives: healing

Goal Post: February Break Begins!

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(First song played on car CD player when going into work on Friday.) The title says it all and this break couldn’t come fast enough.  This week didn’t work out as well as I had planned.  All I really accomplished … Continue reading →

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Different Ways to Heal in Fiction

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Healing characters in fiction is always a challenge.  You don’t want to make it too easy or you lose tension.  Too hard and there’s no point in having the option.  The methods are a challenge as well because you have … Continue reading →

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World Cancer Day

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I was looking for a holiday to showcase today since I need to figure out more animals to do posts on.  Kept coming back to this one.  I’ve known a lot of cancer survivors and those who couldn’t beat it.  … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: A Week of Aching Legs and Soul

Posted on May 13, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This week did have a terrible disaster . . . At least, it was a stressful headache. So, I mentioned in last weekend’s goal post that I was going to work on a James Bond puzzle.  I actually finished it … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Me vs Rona Sequel

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Last Saturday I was feeling tired and had sinus issues, but it was also raining.  I feel that way when the weather is bad nowadays.  I was feeling worse on Sunday and decided to get myself checked out.  No fever … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Starting to Feel Functionally Human Again

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

For anyone who paid attention last Saturday, I haven’t been feeling great.  Nothing contagious that means I need to stay home.  For a little over a month, I haven’t been sleeping well and keep waking up around 2 AM having … Continue reading →

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My Summer Plans

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

It’s the first weekday since my Summer Vacation started.  I was thinking of getting a summer job, but I thought better.  This school year was tough and the chronic health issues I ended up battling at random intervals didn’t help.  … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Writing from Trauma

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Originally, I was going to write at length about this concept.  Then, I thought it would be more beneficial to open up the floor after a small discussion.  Everyone handles trauma differently and writing directly about it isn’t always the … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: This Week Didn’t Go as Planned

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I don’t even want to see what I had planned for weekly goals.  Partially because I can’t fix that post, which is very narrow.  This is apparently what happens when I use the blocks or whatever WordPress forced upon us.  … Continue reading →

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Another Week in the Books . . . Sadly, Not Spent WITH Books

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Well . . . Here we are.  Well, I’m here.  You’re there.  That’s all I’m willing to be sure of and even then I’m a little iffy. I genuinely don’t know what to say about this week.  Work was busy, … Continue reading →

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